Kutztown University Athletics

Career Honors
2015 NWCA All-Academic Team
4x PSAC Scholar-Athlete
8x Dean's List Honors
3x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award

2016-17: PSAC Scholar-Athlete and D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...His only meet during his redshirt-junior year was the ESU Open, where he held a 2-2 record. He closes his career with a 21-22 record and six pins.

2015-16: PSAC Scholar-Athlete & D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...Redshirt year.

2014-15: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/6)…Benvenuto stepped into a starting role as a sophomore at 141 pounds and placed fifth at the PSAC Championships. He finished the year with a 17-15 record, the fourth-highest win total on the team. He also ranked third on the team with six pins, including the fourth-fastest on the team (0:18)...Selected to the NWCA DII All-Academic Honorable Mention Team (3/16)...Competed at the NCAA Super Region 1 Championships (2/28)...Pinned ESU's Christian Silva in 4:22 (2/17)...Picked up a 5-1 victory in a dual at Shippensburg (2/13)...Picked up victory by pinfall against Millersville (2/11)...Defeated Kody Young of #7 Mercyhurst by a score of 3-1 in overtime (1/31)...Recorded victory by way of decision in a win over American International (1/24)...Picked up a pin vs. Alderson-Broaddus at the NWCA National Duals (1/9)...Went 2-0 at the Franklin and Marshall Open, first pinning a DI opponent then recording a 9-1 major decision (1/3)...Placed fifth at the PSAC Championships at 141 pounds. He recorded four wins with two major decisions and a pin (12/6)...18-second pinfall victory against Alderson-Broaddus (11/2)...11-5 victory via decision against Johns Hopkins (11/2).

2013-14: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/3)...Benvenuto recorded two wins for the Golden Bears during his freshman season. He won a match at 133 pounds at the Terrapin Duals and recorded a victory at 141 pounds at the East Stroudsburg Open...Recorded a win by major decision at 133 against Alderson-Broaddus (11/3).

 

Year	Record	Pins
2013-14	2-5	0
2014-15	17-15	6
2015-16	Redshirt	--
2016-17	2-2	0
Career	21-22	6

The Benvenuto File
Nickname: Benvo
Which Teammate Gives the Best Motivational Speeches? James Potts
Sheetz or Wawa: Sheetz
Best Sporting Event you Attended: Copa America final
What Was Your High School Mascot? Patriot
Favorite Social Media Platform: Twitter
Dunkin or Starbucks: Dunkin
Goal for 2016-17: Become an All-American